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A messy dispute within the Green Party of B.C. has left the party divided over whether it should run a candidate against the incumbent NDP MLA in Saanich South.

A Grade 4 teacher at Brentwood Elementary School has been placed on paid leave while officials investigate his showing of a controversial video highlighting men in drag.

A British woman who set sail from Victoria in October on her third attempt to sail around the world solo and unassisted has been plagued with equipment problems on her voyage south to Cape Horn.

An 19-year-old Sooke man pleaded guilty Thursday to assault causing bodily harm to a correctional officer. Provincial court Judge Adrian Brooks sentenced David James Chiasson to three months in jail.

Warning: This story contains graphic details. Father Phil Jacobs’s trial for sexual offences against youths from the St. Joseph the Worker parish in Saanich has been adjourned until January. Final submissions will be made Jan.

Victoria will see two Idle No More events Friday as part of a day of aboriginal protest.

VANCOUVER — The provincial government is sticking to its guns and won’t intervene to stop a controversial wolf-kill contest in the Peace region.

The Vancouver Sun CHILLIWACK — Several Chilliwack RCMP officers will be nominated for life-saving awards after rescuing a woman whose vehicle had overturned in a rural ditch.

The University of Victoria has chosen one of its own to lead the school through tough economic times and build on its growing reputation as a leading research institution.

OTTAWA - There are clearly no tidings of comfort and joy between Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and the NDP's Pat Martin, two decidedly unmerry gentlemen from Manitoba after a bitter yuletide war of words.